Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-11-25

The crisis has come. Over one hundred
years ago the frat slave ship landed her
| cargo OF black men on our shores. Now
| after century OF unparalleled courage,
the sable sons of Africa number over six
millions, In some Southern Siates they
outnumber the Saxon race. BY the Con-
sututinn they are citizens aud have the
right of franchise. II permitted TO vote
they could hold all civil offices. In such
case there might be n negro Justice of the
Peace, negro jury, negro judge,s negro
senate, negro house, Il negro Governor
and negro States Attorney, and negro
Sheriff, and negro States Prison Warden.
A white man would look pale amoug so
many blacks. liza white man should be
prisoner in the dock with such an array
OF black faces, he might well wish himself
winter with white people. 10 such a
state Of government The South Caroininn,
the Georgian, the Virginian, sweaIs Thai
he will never submit. And the whole
Solid South swear in unison, "by the eiel-
al -" But does such solid swearing SET
tie the question? BY no means 1t Is
by no view boys play Ihst The ex-con-
iederaie chief reviews thirty thousund
eX-conlederiHe veterans on the battle fields
OF Macon. There is nothing in Tie South.
ern system OF education which teaches mat
the negro is n brother, equal before God
and heinre man in every court OF Justice
Southern ID. ID. rejects liat idea. 1t is
secuted by the Tilted SONS and daughters
ol chivalry. They were overpowered by
Grant and his warriors, Bn the South
hrs never been conquered. They were
snolhed by the election of Cleveland, nnd
chuokled with the idea OF having oulwiued
the damned yankee at the ballot box, To
aiiLh'enIs and purposes they have placed
rufiitn at every voting precinct in The
nation. So far as the power of the South;
extends no Republican today has the right
Of franchise. Every school boy IA Dixie
IL taught 10 believe that the negro should
be slave and the white man his master
that tile establishment of the Southern
Confederacy would he the perfection of
biblical and political ethics. Until these
notions are subverled and substituted there
will he between the Chevaler and Puritan
a political foam, ii not tempeat. Ii will
avail nothing TO cry peace, peace. There
is no peace. We need Patrick Henry to
arouse the nation from deep slumher.
Not call to arms. We've already had
enough OF that. The next battle field
should he conflict OF ideas. Why in the
name OF Heaven aud earth, thunder and
lightning the sea and all that ia in them,
mountains, hills and villages. aud rivers,
does this great christian nation zee Il mig.
ger" IN every wood-pile? What dafk
colored specIer mgsl rcst upon the reason
ing powers of mankind, boh male and fc-
male, TO lead them to fight aud wrmgle,
and ehnke the bloody shirt in each others
facea because some men haye woody heads
and black skins, while they hug and kiss
poodle nf all colop all the way from pure
white to i black, irrespective OF fine
cooley hair or oonrser births? Why? and
echo answers why? What more insane
and despisable sight ever met the gaze of
man aud angels, than to see any man, es-
pec!a'ly professor Of the chrislian relig- !
ion, asLride OF the color line" riding thai |
hnhhy horse with more desperation than |
Tam OShanier ever drove hia mncanny |
"baste" when chased by the wilctep2 In |
what deleclahle state of delirun iremens
that nerHon must be, who looks all around |
TO see whether some coloied faces ARE not
near byY Mould II not betoken better
state ol mlhd 10 pronounce curse on
adultery, robhers, thieves aud mnrderers,
lllan to say "blessed he Ham" aud All
black, eolored men? Just as II God the
Creator OF all men, did not know what he
was about, and had not as much right ae-
cording to the standard Of eternal instice
to make more of any color he might see
nj. Let the South eease to ahake their
list In the face Of infinite wisdom. and moi
ascent to dobsse the immortal mind.
CIg.,